catch up

Example Sentences

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The Danish stock market was closed on Friday, so the domestic shares are playing catch up a bit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

If Raman can catch up and eventually surpass Pratt in the vote count, she could pose a considerable challenge to Bass as more young voters come to the polls in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

For now, counties like Hood remain stuck in purgatory, watching rapid development overwhelm their communities while waiting for state policy to catch up.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Then again, there are times when Misiorowski doesn’t need anything else besides his trustiest weapon: a fastball so good that even big-leaguers usually can’t catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Young hooligans! It’s the same in every country. The police’ll catch up with ’em—you’ll see.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom